Bearings_rotary_spacing.

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To design shaft supported by bearings
Written by Alex Slocum. Last modified 12/30/2004 by Alex Slocum
Enters numbers in BOLD, Results in RED
Schematic

Design Parameters
a (mm) 50
b (mm) 20
c (mm) 250
d (mm) 100
Diameter, D_1 (mm) 15
Diameter, D_2 (mm) 10
Bearing radial spring constant, KA (N/mm) 2.00E+02
Bearing radial spring constant, KB (N/mm) 2.00E+02
Modulus, E (N/mm^2) 6.70E+04
Tip force, F (N) 10.00
Moment of inertia, I_1 (mm^4) 2.49E+03
Moment of inertia, I_2 (mm^4) 4.91E+02
Spring force, FA (N) -110.00
Spring force, FB (N) 100.00
End deflection of just D_2 segment (mm) 1.01E-01
End slope of just D_2 segment (rad) 1.52E-03
Ratio (deflection left end)/(deflection right end) -0.103
Position along beam: 0, a, (a+b)/2, b, c, (c+d) deflection (mm) slope (rad)
0 0 -1.20E+00 3.51E-02
a 50 5.53E-01 3.54E-02
(a+b)/2 35 2.39E-02 3.52E-02
b 20 -5.03E-01 3.51E-02
c 250 7.91E+00 3.78E-02
c+d 350 1.17E+01 3.93E-02
Bearing gap closure (for sliding contact bearing supports)
Bearing width, wb (mm) 5.00
Diametral clearance loss at first bearing (a) (mm) 0.177
Diametral clearance loss at first bearing (b) (mm) 0.176
Equations

cd b cd a

F A  F  F B  F  
 ba   ba 
q ( x )  F A x  a 1  F B x  b  1  Fd x  c  2  F x  c 1
0 0 0
V ( x)   F A xa  F B x b  Fd x  c 1
F x  c
1 1 0 1
M ( x)  F A xa  F B x  b  Fd x  c  F x  c

1 FA 
2 2 2
xa FB xb 1 F xc
 ( x)     Fd x  c   c1
EI  2 2 2 
 

1 FA xa
3
FB xb
3
Fd x  c
2
F xc
3

 ( x)       c 1x  c 2 
EI  6 6 2 6 
 
2
EI   F B F A  F A b  a   F AEI
c1     c2   c 1a
ba KB K A 6 KA

Constant of integration, C_1 5.84E+06

Constant of integration, C_2 -2.01E+08
 Distance deflection slope
0 -1.20E+00 3.51E-02
50 5.53E-01 3.54E-02
0.15 -1.20E+00 3.51E-02
20 -5.03E-01 3.51E-02
250 7.91E+00 3.78E-02
350 1.18E+01 3.93E-02

Check: Beam simply supported at ends, above make KA=KB=1e100, a=0, b=c
M 1000
F_1 4
F_2 -4
cc_1 -41666.6667
delta at cc/2 -0.0234612
ratio 5.11E+01

Deflection along the shafts

1.40E+01

1.20E+01

1.00E+01

8.00E+00
Deflection

6.00E+00

4.00E+00

2.00E+00

0.00E+00
0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400
-2.00E+00

Position

Slope along the shafts

4.00E-02

3.90E-02

3.80E-02

3.70E-02
Slope

3.60E-02

3.50E-02

3.40E-02

3.30E-02
0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400
 3.80E-02

3.70E-02

Slope
3.60E-02

3.50E-02

3.40E-02

3.30E-02
0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400

Position